Coronado and Oceanside Independence Day Parades

The coyote unit of the Camp Pendleton Young Marines carries a large American flag past the parade spectators on South Coast Highway in Oceanside Saturday morning.
— John Gastaldo / The San Diego Union-Tribune

Brookes Reeder, left, took the family to see the Oceanside Parade from the vantage point of the sidewalk on South Coast Highway. Here he sits with son Chase Reeder, 6, both from Oceanside.
— John Gastaldo / The San Diego Union-Tribune

PFC Julianna Bove of the Camp Pendleton Young Marines, holds up a large American flag with her head prior to her unit folding it for storage at the end of the parade.
— John Gastaldo / The San Diego Union-Tribune

Mercedes Harvey, Miss California Teen Achieve 2010, waves back to the crowd from a vintage early 1960s Corvette on South Coast Highway as she leads a group of Girl Scouts down South Coast Highway.
— John Gastaldo / The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Reeder family of Oceanside got a choice spot on South Coast Highway to watch the parade Saturday morning. From left are Chase Reeder, 6, brother Cameron Reeder, 8, and their mom Shellie Reeder.
— John Gastaldo / The San Diego Union-Tribune